VTech Holdings Limited
VTECH SUSTAINABILITY ACTIVITIES
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This year is the third year that
our Chinese voluntary team visits
schools in China remote areas.
In FY2015, our voluntary team
visited three schools in Guangxi.
Before the visit, the team organised
Visiting Schools in China Remote Areas
In FY2015, our Oxfam Trailwalker team
was the champion in the category of
Manufacturing Team and our Sowers
Action team won the 2
nd
runner-up
in the category 42 km Corporation
Team. We were also ranked the 8
th
in
the most supportive group award of
the Standard Chartered Hong Kong
Marathon 2015, and the 3
rd
most
committed organisation of the
RunOurCity Streetathon 2015.
Provide Training
Opportunities for
Young People
VTech recognises that attracting
the best talents is important for the
sustainable growth of the Company.
We regularly recruit interns from local
universities and organise various
exchange activities with schools. We
believe that employing young people
helps us to find the most sought-after
student talent to work with us in the
future, who can bring new perspectives
and fresh ideas to VTech. We also
understand that job opportunity is
valuable for all young people, which
helps them to gain working experience,
develop job skills, make connections
with peer groups, and assess their
interests and abilities. Hiring interns
does not only help students to gain
practical working experience, but
also enhance the local workforce as a
whole. VTech will continuously support
local youth employment programme
in the local communities in which we
operate.
Collaborate with Local
Charities
VTech works with many local charities
for the charitable events and supports
the general corporate philanthropy. We
also contact the local charities including
Community Chest, Hong Kong
Society for the Aged (Sage) and Hong
Kong Children and Youth Service to
understand and support their charitable
events and activities every year.
In FY2015, VTech has supported
and made donations to Sower
Action, Oxfam Trailwalker, Hong Chi
Association, and Community Chest in
supporting the children development
in China and Hong Kong. We also
donated to Hong Kong Anti-Cancer
Society to support local health
care development, and we have
sponsored the Hong Kong Paralympic
Committee & Sports Association for
Physically Disabled (HKPC&SAPD) and
RunOurCity Foundation to support the
local sport development programmes.
We continuously support various
charitable organisations and activities
around the world. We have made
charitable and other donations about
US$ 227,000 in the FY2015.
Oxfam
Trailwalker
2014
Oxfam Trailwalker is one of the
largest fundraising sport events
in Hong Kong, which supports
Oxfam’s various poverty
alleviation and emergency
relief projects in Africa and
Asia, including Hong Kong and
mainland China. VTech has
participated in this event for more
than two consecutive years. The
race requires team of four to
complete the 100km MacLehose
Trail within a 48-hour time limit.
various fundraising activities at the
manufacturing sites. As a support
to the team, VTech donated 280
sets of electronic learning products
to the schools and sponsored the
transportation for the visit.
In addition to supporting the
volunteering events, VTech also
encourages and sponsors our staff
to participate in the sport activities
organised by the local charities.
